Robb & Elissa's Awesome New York City Trip!

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Robb & Elissa's Awesome New York City Trip!

Postby robbalvey » Sun May 27, 2012 2:35 pm

Part Two Posted! Click HERE!
Part Three Posted! Click HERE!

Sometimes, it's really nice to get away and do something NOT theme park or roller coaster related...and that's exactly what we did this week!

Short version of the story.... Reed, Stacey, Renee and I are all big fans of the movie "Newsies" (Yes, I know, that's gay...), and when we heard there was a version of it coming to Broadway, we just HAD to go see it! (Still very gay!) It was originally only supposed to be on limited run for twelve weeks, so we booked our tickets as soon as we could! (It's now gone open-ended since the show is THAT good!)

Along with Newsies, we noticed another musical, Evita, that we were all fans of was also opening it's revival (yup, more gay), and we just had to check that out as well.

We hit up some other stuff along the way including hanging out in New York City drinking beer (not gay), going to a showtunes sing-a-long bar (OMG REALLY GAY), and doing Scott's Pizza Tour (totally not gay...we met his girlfriend!)

Anyway, here's some pics...I know a lot of this will seem really random...but that's kind of how the entire trip was!

Enjoy!

New York City - Day One

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Just in case we forgot where we parked our car!
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KidTums...totally crashed out!
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Hooray we made it!!!!
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What he said! ;)
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Anyone know what ride was based on this?

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"Hey Chris! Is that a real space shuttle??!?!"

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Quite a bit of work has been done on Freedom Tower!

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We have a beautiful view of 34th & Lex.

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Hitting up a NYC deli for lunch.

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Have any of our NYC followers eaten here? It's on 3rd between 35th and 36th. Great pastrami sandwiches & pot pies! Yum!

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Someone really famous was born here! A real international superstar! First person to guess who it is gets a TPR bag-o-crap!
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Can anyone guess what the significance of this photo is?
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Some famous buildings and stuff...
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Loved the name of this place!
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Yes! Authentic New York Pizza! I really hope this location is on Scott's Pizza Tour tomorrow.
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Doing some shopping. I fully approve of this shirt!
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This is nothing "straight" about this vacation!
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Should Reed buy this hat?

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Disney fans - yay or nay?

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How much money would someone have to pay you to see "Ghost: The Musical?"

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Walking by the Newsies theater! Looking forward to tonight's show!

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ROBB!!! DO NOT MOLEST THAT 100% FULLY LICENSED OFFICIAL DISNEY MINNIE MOUSE!!!

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CAPTION CONTEST! Best one wins! (Be creative... Disturbing... Whatever!)

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What the hell??? Someone please explain!

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The quintessential Times Square photo! Where's Dick Clark when you need him?

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Do you think we should go in and get tested? Could make for the best trip report ever! =)

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Public service announcement to many of our TPR members. Listen to this man!

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Not only did we sample lots of pizza this weekend, we also had our fair share of cupcakes!
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Yummy!
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Toys R Fun...so let's go in here!
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Yup, this is the Toys R Us with the Ferris Wheel!
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The Jurassic Park section is pretty awesome!
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KidTums is partial to the Barbie house!
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We love nuts! (this is our big gay NYC trip, after all!)
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Here's something for Dave!
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Hooray! Another reason NOT to have to go back to Los Angeles!
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Anyone else find it funny that the "Master Chef" ad is above a TGI Fridays???
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Classic NYC places to see!
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Cathedral credit of the trip!!!
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Always...ALWAYS have to stop by this place when in NYC!
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Renee is somewhere in here. I wasn't gay enough to go see this show! =)
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However, I am gay enough to see this! (tomorrow night!)
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Since we're being gay this week...eating at a "cock haus" seems to be fitting! ;)

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So we had legit Yakitori in New York City! Yakitori Totto on 55th between 7th & 8th! Great stuff!

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Ok, going to admit that I'm totally "theater geeking out" right now! Been so looking forward to seeing this show that not even Derek riding Skyrush is going to make me jealous! ;)

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Here are the "credits" for the show...
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And some of the Newsies Merchandise.
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I love the themed cocktails they were serving! lol!
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We had pretty good seats!
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For some odd reason, Whoopi Goldberg was at the show! Shouldn't she be at Ghost or Sister Act? *confused* ;)
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Since you can't take pictures during the show, here's some stock pics from the website.
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It's like a Street Fighter II move!
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"Headlines don't sell papes...Newsies sell papes!"
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"Jack Kelly Naked"
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Here's some video clips from Newsies. The show was so high energy and amazing! You don't need to be a closet fan of the original movie (although it helps) to LOVE this show! The audience was LOVING every moment of it. I don't think I've heard an audience that enthusiastic at a show in a VERY long time!

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Wow! I cannot say enough praise for how amazing Newsies was. I hope this show travels so more people can see it. Screw it! Just come to New York City!!! Seize the day! Book your tickets here: http://www.newsiesthemusical.com/

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Since Newsies kicked so much A$$, it was time for a beer!
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"Buy my pape and I'll buy you a beer, mister!"
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Re: Robb & Elissa's Big Gay New York City Trip!

Postby dylanreich » Sun May 27, 2012 2:53 pm

That's one hell of a Toys R Us! Newsies looks like a fun show, hopefully it will come to LA.
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Re: Robb & Elissa's Big Gay New York City Trip!

Postby robbalvey » Sun May 27, 2012 2:56 pm

^ I really, really, REALLY hate the theater scene in Los Angeles. (Or complete lack thereof, really) If anything, you should go to NYC to see it! :Pr
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Re: Robb & Elissa's Big Gay New York City Trip!

Postby Voxelmatic » Sun May 27, 2012 2:56 pm

Nice report! Looks like you all are having fun!

About the KidTums photo, was that the first photo taken of her in New York? (Probably wrong... oh well!)
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Re: Robb & Elissa's Big Gay New York City Trip!

Postby robbalvey » Sun May 27, 2012 2:56 pm

^ She's been to New York at least three times before in her life.
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Re: Robb & Elissa's Big Gay New York City Trip!

Postby csikoth » Sun May 27, 2012 3:07 pm

Kid tums Picture was she born on March 31st?
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Re: Robb & Elissa's Big Gay New York City Trip!

Postby robbalvey » Sun May 27, 2012 3:08 pm

^ Nope! But good guess! ;)
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Re: Robb & Elissa's Big Gay New York City Trip!

Postby coasterfreak101 » Sun May 27, 2012 3:11 pm

We saw it back in March when it was in previews, and we're dying to get back up to see it again. Absolutely amazing show, everyone should go see it! Head up this fall when Newsies and Annie have effectively soaked up the entire country's youth talent pool! :lol:
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Re: Robb & Elissa's Big Gay New York City Trip!

Postby robbalvey » Sun May 27, 2012 3:13 pm

^ There actually aren't many "kid" roles in Newsies. I think it's only one. The rest of the actors are all 18+ I believe.
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